Michael Woolston Ash
Michael Woolston Ash | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 |
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Preceded by | John G. Watmough |
Succeeded by | Francis J. Harper |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
March 5, 1789
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Jacksonian |
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Michael Woolston Ash (March 5, 1789 – December 14, 1858) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Ash was born in Philadelphia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on June 21, 1811, and commenced practice in Philadelphia. He served as a first lieutenant and lieutenant colonel in the First Regular Pennsylvania Volunteers during the War of 1812. At the close of the war he went into partnership with James Buchanan, future President of the United States, and continued the practice of his profession in Philadelphia.
Ash was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He practiced law until his death in Philadelphia in 1858. He is interred in Christ Church Burial Ground, located at Fifth and Arch Streets.
Sources
- Michael Woolston Ash at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
- Michael Woolston Ash at Find-A-Grave
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1835–1837 |
Succeeded by Francis J. Harper |
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